Hungryhouse


hungryhouse.co.uk was a UK-based platform for the online ordering of takeaway food owned by Just Eat. It allowed users to search for restaurants and browse local takeaway menus before placing an order online and being delivered by the restaurant with a small service charge for using their service.
In January 2013, the company was bought by Berlin-based holding company Delivery Hero. As of mid-2016, Hungryhouse claimed over 10,000 restaurant partners on its platform and operated in most major cities across the UK. In February 2018, Hungry House became part of Just Eat following a successful merger. Hungry House ceased trading on 22nd May 2018 and customers were diverted to Just Eat.

History

Co-founders Shane Lake and Tony Charles founded Hungryhouse in 2003, launching the online platform in 2006. The co-founders appeared on BBC1’s investment show Dragons' Den in 2007, with an offer of £100,000 investment coming from James Caan and Duncan Bannatyne.
The investment deal with the Dragons later collapsed, with a £150,000 investment coming from alternative business angels. The initial round of funding was used to expand the business, increasing hungryhouse’s restaurant partners from 150 in 2007 to 2,500 in September 2010.
In February 2013, it was announced that hungryhouse was to be bought by the Berlin-based food ordering giant Delivery Hero, which operates in a total of 16 markets worldwide and has a total of 60,000 restaurant partners.
In December 2016, Just Eat announced that it was acquiring Hungryhouse from Delivery Hero for £200m, subject to regulatory approval. In May 2017, the proposed acquisition was referred to an in-depth phase 2 investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority. On 12 October 2017, CMA gave a preliminary approval for Just Eat to acquire its smaller rival.
In April 2018, Hungry House announced it would cease trading on 22nd May 2018 and merge with Just Eat.